More Thoughts on the NFL Draft 2010

- Unlike previous years, the Oakland Raiders made solid picks after solid picks in this year's draft. The first pick, Rolando McClain, has been named by many experts as one of the safest picks in the draft, who will help bolster their weak run defense. Their selections of promising OT prospects Jared Veldheer and Bruce Campbell in rounds three and four surprised many as they all thought that the Raiders would have jumped of either of those with their first-round pick. But the Raiders, being the Raiders, didn't let the fastest player in the draft (Jacoby Ford) slip through their fingers. Yet taking him in the fourth round was reasonable.

- Speaking of a safe pick, the St. Louis Rams may be kicking their foot for picking Sam Bradford instead of Ndamukong Suh as the first overall pick. Don't get Yours Truly wrong, since both are excellent players who will become quality pros in the NFL. But the way the draft played out, had the Rams chosen Suh, a DT as the first overall pick, they could still choose from QB Jimmy Clausen or Colt McCoy in the second round. A combo of Suh and Clausen/McCoy would be much more appealing than a combo of Bradford and Rodger Saffold, their pick in the second round.

- With the first pick of the 2011 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills will select ... Jake Locker, QB. Perhaps the Bills did have Locker very high in the draft board. Then perhaps that's exactly the reason why they didn't take a QB with the number 9 pick. C.J. Spiller may be the best RB in this draft, but who is going to hand off the ball to him? Trent Edwards? Ryan Fitzpatrick? Doesn't sound so good to Yours Truly.

- Josh McDaniels is on a mission. His mission? To fill the Denver Broncos roster with players of excellent character. That is why he passed on Dez Bryant despite trading up and took Demaryius Thomas instead, nabbed Tim Tebow despite intense criticism and ignored Clausen or McCoy, and traded away problematic All-Pros Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall these two seasons. The question is, will he be given the time to accomplish his goal?

- The Carolina Panthers have been ignoring a glaring need to find a young QB for years. But once they decided to do it this year, they did it in quality AND quantity. In addition to drafting Clausen in round two, they also nabbed Armanti Edwards (who is likely to be converted into a wide receiver) in round three, and Tony Pike in round six, who many predicted would have gone much earlier.